Can you be born without blood?

Can you be born without blood? Apparently if, as in the case of the Irish girl Maisy, who instead of having the typical dark red liquid that runs through our veins, had a transparent plasma .Discover this amazing real story.

Maisy's case

Emma Vignes, Maisy's mother, had a completely normal pregnancy until in week 34 she let the baby feel , it was then that the doctors began to investigate further what was happening.The biggest surprise occurred when they tried to make a blood extraction to the fetus and could not, basically the baby had no blood .

Immediately, the "normal" pregnancy became one of high risk and the doctors considered it pertinent to make Emma an emergency caesarean section.This strange event happened because the body of the mother absorbed the blood cells of the baby she was carrying in her womb.

Can you be born without blood?

The treating doctors were concerned that this situation could generate brain damage and even death , since this child had a total lack of platelets, as well as hemoglobin.In other similar cases the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood was 4 grams by deciliter, the surprising thing about Maisy is that this level was practically zero.

After the emergency caesarean section was performed, the medical team at Waterford County Regional Hospital proceeded to Perform several transfusions of blood to the baby, the first of these transfusions was performed through the umbilical cord.Fortunately, the prompt action of his doctors allowed Maisy to recover completely and once his blood system indices were normal, they gave him high.Today Maisy is 6 to We and she is an absolutely healthy and happy girl.

Other emblematic cases

Maisy's case is one of those that have been registered in recent years, but more recently it was known that of little Olivia Norton, whom doctors describe as "the baby miracle.

Can you be born without blood?

This British baby, like Maisy, was born by caesarea five weeks ahead of schedule, since her mother had also stopped feeling her. Olivia was born with almost no signs of life, completely pale, her pulse was so weak that the doctors gave her no more than two hours of life.

Olivia's hemoglobin levels were considerably lower than normal.However, against all odds, after several blood transfusions Olivia I recover completely and today e No day is a small overflowing of health.

These cases show the importance of timely medical attention , so even in cases as complicated and as a reserved prognosis such as these can be Get out alive.

Did you know you could be born without blood?

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